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As a Systems Engineer, you will be responsible for delivering cutting edge solutions and integrated platforms within the biological sample and clinical instruments space for the entire consumables and instruments range in Azenta.

The Systems Engineer takes ownership of the engineering lifecycle, including requirements, systems architecture, verification and validation and provides cohesion and co-ordination between multidisciplinary engineering disciplines (i.e. mechanical, electrical & software).

The industries we serve have a growing requirement for regulatory quality control (GMP, Medical Devices, ISO etc). The Systems Engineering role shall support documentation and compliance to support adherence to these standards.

This is an onsite position based in Cambridge

Key responsibilities:

  • Takes ownership of complex system requirements, designing, defining and managing system requirements. Translating customer user needs into objective, measurable engineering requirements and creating test plans to ensure verification and validation.

  • Determines system specifications, documents interfaces and/or input/output processes and working parameters for hardware/software compatibility.

  • Coordinates design of subsystems between engineering disciplines and ensures integration of total system.

  • Identifies, analyzes and resolves program support deficiencies.

  • Serves as the primary technical resource for design, manufacture and debug as the product(s) move to completion.

    Communications:

  • Ensure co-ordination/cohesion of engineering disciplines: Mechanical, Electrical, Software and firmware.

  • Direct integration with Test team

  • Communication and project transition with Commissioning and Service

  • Interface with planning and procurement.

  • Involved in Sales Support activities to determine user requirements and develop special features.

  • Customer liaison during projects, providing the main technical contact.

    Skills and Aptitude Profile:

  • Degree level or equivalent experience in Controls Engineering or Mechanical/Electrical/Software engineer with system wide experience. Alternatively, a validation engineer with high degree of machinery/engineering experience.

  • Experience with Systems Engineering lifecycles is desirable, managing products from inception through to design and production.

  • Experience working in highly regulated industries and working to international regulatory standards.

  • At least 3 years’ experience in a similar role.

  • Experience with System-V model, including verification and validation.

  • Excellent communications and presentations skills

  • Organizational and Co-ordination skills

  • Project planning (Microsoft Project)

  • MS Office including PPT and Visio

  • Some experienced with CAD is desirable

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